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Drag race time! Yes, the folks over at CarWow have lined up four very large, very German and very fast vehicles for a straight-line battle. The first is the Audi RS6 Avant, an all-paw estate boasting 441 kW courtesy of a twin-turbo 4,0-litre V8 petrol engine. Then there’s the BMW M8 Competition ...

This dashcam footage from Thailand shows the driver of an Isuzu D-Max lose control of the vehicle in the wet, before leaving the tarmac and rolling the double-cab bakkie. Captured in the city of Ayutthaya, the video shows the outgoing D-Max lose grip, seemingly aquaplaning right across the path of the ...

Yes, it’s another CarWow drag race, this time featuring four front-wheel-drive hot hatches each packing a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine. Shall we meet the contenders? Well, first we have the Honda Civic Type R, which boasts 228 kW from its 2,0-litre unit and employs a six-speed manual ...

Can the previous-generation Porsche Cayman GT4 keep up with the new BMW M2 CS in a straight line? Well, this drag race video from Lovecars gives us the answer. Of course, it’s worth pointing out both vehicles featured here use manual gearboxes, so there’s certainly a smaller margin for error ...

Well, this is an interesting one. CarWow has lined up the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 and Mercedes-AMG E63 S (here in estate form) for a drag race. As a reminder, the XE SV Project 8 employs Jaguar Land Rover’s familiar 5,0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine, here offering 441 kW/700 N.m and mated ...

This dashcam footage from Australia shows a Volkswagen Amarok hit an Alfa Romeo 147 GTA after the latter’s driver refused to give way. The clip shows the Amarok and camera-equipped Alfa heading through a double-lane circle. With the left lane merging after the exit, the bakkie driver indicates ...

Yes, it's time for another CarWow drag race, here featuring the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, Audi RS5 Coupé and BMW M4. As a reminder, the four-door Giulia Quadrifoglio (R1 430 244) uses a turbocharged 2,9-litre V6, which directs 375 kW to the rear axle via an eight-speed automatic transmission. ...

The Mercedes-AMG GT53 4Matic+ picks things up where the CLS53 left off. CAR journalist Nikesh Kooverjee gives his thoughts on the entry-level engine for the German brand's big performance saloon.

This dashcam footage from Australia shows a Volkswagen Golf GTI driver cut across two lanes in traffic before taking out a motorcyclist. The short clip shows the black GTI-badged hatchback move sharply from the left lane across the centre lane and into the outside lane. Thing is, the driver fails to ...